Kit Harington

He was born Christopher Catesby Harington on Dec. 26, 1986, in London, U.K., one of two sons of Deborah Catesby, a playwright and teacher, and David Harington, a book shop proprietor. His parents called him by the shorthand "Kit" from his first days, curiously resulting in the boy later learning his full name to be Christopher when a teacher so informed him. The family moved to Worcester when he was 11, and Harington developed a communicative bent while attending Chantry High School in nearby Martley. He also benefited from his mother's dramatic proclivities, taking trips with her to attend professional stage productions at Shakespeare's onetime home, Stratford-upon-Avon. Upon graduating fro... Continue Bio >>